A slow cooked Thai style beef penang

Clare came over for a braai and we decided to make the mustardy bacon burgers from Medesque

My prize for winning the April cookbook competition arrived today, Helen Graham’s Centrepiece

A wonderful albeit very hot bank holiday eating these gorgeous burgers

We tried a new chicken broth recipe tonight

A triple mushroom burger - a few tweaks needed but overall really very nice

Scooby pasta today - I really had forgot just how good it was, this is a feel good dish

We have been given some gorgeous bay leaves from our neighbours

Even I could not believe the vast array of chillies we have

Clam pasta from Better at Home, just don’t wear white!

Kokur masala from On the Himalayan Trail but using wings rather than drumsticks

Chicken with yuzu and broccoli and asparagus with chilli crisp mayo

Today we had a little pizza party, a perfect way to spend the bank holiday

Easter Sunday with the Deans and the Bowers clan, such a lovely day

Schnitzel and salad tonight in memory of Mrs Sullivan